Now, this oversight is an over reach. It is not serving the purpose that it was made to do. It is supposed to make it better not worse. I want to close with a reminder to all of us and cms and this is a quote from gandhi. Says a civilization is measured by how it treats itself weakest members. Lets not forget that. I would reach out to cms and say note this, oversight only has value had it makes things better. When it improves the environment and the circumstances that it is tasked with. This oversight is over reach, take a step back. Get back to the table. Yes, willing lag has issues lets address them but not use the patients as you know a game. Not use them as football. Not put them as target practice. They are human beings they belong at laguna honda they deserve the best care. Lets give the best care. Give good over sight and be responsible. Lets do oversight with compassion. Cms, come become to the table. Lets talk and work together. Thank you. Thank you theresa for the powerful w
Thonned houses in mission bay and the bay area residents who will criminal the citys other new parkses bay front will be an amenity for those who visit. I want to thank the mayor for her leadership in developing parks throughout the city and supervisor dorsey for district 6 and our commissioners oci commission. Wee have commissioner gustos in the audience and Charles Whitaker and e lane forbes from the port and the port staff this will be their park and we look forward to turning it over to you in a year. I like to invite our great mayor to speak. Mayor london breed. Thank you. You know it is hard to believe that this entire area of mission bay just over 25 years ago was a place that was under utilized railway. And this was a place that most people never visited. So to see it come arc live and i started on the former Redevelopment Agency commission ocii for 5 years. Remember when the buildings and the conversation around ucsf and the things happening here, i thought to myself, how are
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Government ordered laguna hondas closure. Transfer and discharge of 700 patients and the end of the federal funding. By september 13th a mont away. Our lawsuit describes how the federal government put laguna honda and the stele in an impossible situation. With the lives of hundreds of patients at stake. The hospital had challenges, our lawsuit describes our city bent over backwards trying to address issues and keep laguna honda open. Every step we met with resistance by the centers for medicare and medicaid service. Cms rigid in prop and unwilling to collaborate with our city and laguna honda. Our city highlights how the deadline is completely arbitrary. We proposed a recertification press that would not require simultaneously kicking parents out of the hospital. It was rejected by cms. We asked for 18 months to ensure parents transfer and discharged, rejected. Asked phase transfer for vulnerable transferred last, rejected. For weeks willing lag staff called an average of over 1 thousa
Provided critical Skilled Nursing and Rehab Service for our most vulnerable for seniors, family members with disabilities, those who cant take care of themselves. We are here because the federal government ordered laguna hondas closure. Transfer and discharge of 700 patients and the end of the federal funding. By september 13th a mont away. Our lawsuit describes how the federal government put laguna honda and the stele in an impossible situation. With the lives of hundreds of patients at stake. The hospital had challenges, our lawsuit describes our city bent over backwards trying to address issues and keep laguna honda open. Every step we met with resistance by the centers for medicare and medicaid service. Cms rigid in prop and unwilling to collaborate with our city and laguna honda. Our city highlights how the deadline is completely arbitrary. We proposed a recertification press that would not require simultaneously kicking parents out of the hospital. It was rejected by cms. We aske